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"Asteroids come in all shapes and sizes--and hit our planet in them, too. But what happens if a catastrophically large one approaches earth? By looking on the ground at historical asteroid craters and present-day falls, and up into space for the big ones yet to come, a wide variety of scientists are trying to figure out how to track asteroids--and how to avoid devastating impacts in the future."-- Provided by publisher.

Discusses how meteor showers form, where they can be observed, and their history, and provides a calendar of when specific meteor showers can be observed during the year.

Readers find out how our solar system came into existence, and study the history and future of space exploration.